Welcome!

Charlie Smith is a freelance drummer and percussionist from the North East of England.

He is also the Co-host of Groovecast - The Rhythm Section Podcast, alongside bass player Ashley Walker, which you can listen to using the link below!

Surrounded by Panto toys, Gala Durham, 2024 (Photo: Bryn Batten)

For regular updates and videos, please check out Charlie’s Instagram below, or head over to the blog!  

Some pics from an incredible gig at @liveinthehouseshrewsbury @officialshrewsburyabbey last week with Martin Stephenson & The Daintees 📸 Anna Lavigne #martinstephensonandthedaintees #martinstephenson #thedaintees #shrewsburyabbey #liveintheho
More of last weeks gig antics, depping on kit with Country Roads in Doncaster & Kendal, then back with the Daintees in Stoke. The rest of the Daintees tour spam is incoming 😎😉 📸(1) @david_conley65 (5) @erinhephz_ #countryroads #castdoncast
Great gig last night at @pizzaexpresslive Holborn with @martinstephenson2 @theroopster & @dunn96stereokid. First of this little 2 week run of Daintees gigs. 📸 (1) @davebatemansshed, (all others) Anna Lavigne #martinstephensonandthedaintees
Hot on the heels of our Free as a Bird re-make, there’s a new @groovecastuk episode out now going for a deep dive into the Beatles 3 last tracks (Free as a Bird, Real Love & Now and Then), as well as looking at their collaboration with Jeff
Great few days away in London with Auntie @robynhall1988 this week, caught a few shows, hung out with a few of the west ends finest musicians, ate at some great restaurants and did about 60k steps! Also proof I’m terrible for taking any photos